title: Primary tuberculosis of the oral cavity in an elderly nonimmunosuppressed patient: case report and review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland. wenko.smolka@insel.ch
authors.forename: Wenko
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Smolka
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: Tateyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iizuka
authors.forename: Koord
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smolka
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents